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SUNY Chancellor Zimpher touts contributions of local campuses
SYRACUSE — Economic development and job creation will remain priorities for State University of New York (SUNY) campuses in the years ahead, SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher says. Zimpher was in Syracuse March 5 for the SUNY Central New York Regional Showcase at the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel. Representatives from eight area SUNY colleges staffed displays […]
New radar contract could be worth $881M for Lockheed
SALINA — The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a contract worth up to $881 million for production of new radar systems. The AN/TPQ-53 Firefinder Radar systems, formerly known as the EQ-36, will be manufactured at Lockheed’s Salina plant. The contract includes a base year worth $166 million that calls for production of 12 systems. Two
Roundtable: Sports is big business in Central New York
SYRACUSE — Central New York is an attractive place for sporting events, which in turn generates a big economic impact on the region, according to sports executives at a recent roundtable event put on by University College of Syracuse University. Jeff Mickle, sports development director at the Syracuse Convention & Visitors Bureau (SCVB), discussed the
Cayuga Medical Center CEO to retire
ITHACA — Cayuga Medical Center President and CEO Dr. Rob Mackenzie will retire at the end of the year and be replaced by the hospital’s
2012 CNY Construction Projects
ARCHITECTEAM Creek Wood II – Project Location: Watertown – Total Construction Volume: $16 million – Approximate Square Footage: 122,000 – Start Date: Aug. 25, 2012 – Building Owner: Norstar Development USA – Architect: Architecteam / Schleicher-Soper – Engineer: MEP/FP – Fuegel Engineering, Structural – DiBartolomeo Engineering – Landscape Architect: GYMO – General Contractor: Norstar Building
The Samaritan Center serves up Central New York
SYRACUSE — The Samaritan Center dishes out hot meals and service with a smile to its Central New York guests in need. On a typical day, at 3:15 p.m., guests are already lined up outside the Samaritan Center, a soup kitchen in downtown Syracuse, for the afternoon meal even though the doors don’t open for
BrandYourself secures $1.2M in new funding
SYRACUSE — BrandYourself.com, a startup based in downtown Syracuse’s Tech Garden, announced $1.2 million in new financing today and the public launch of its product.
State gains jobs, unemployment up slightly in January
Most of the state saw strong job growth in January as the New York added 45,500 jobs, putting the state’s economic recovery well ahead of
Earnings surge in Q4, full year at Inficon
DeWITT — Inficon (SIX Swiss Exchange: IFCN) earned $12.1 million in the fourth quarter, or $5.50 per share, up 41 percent from a year earlier.
BAE to locate permanently on Huron Campus
ENDICOTT — Months after it was displaced by severe flooding at its Johnson City location, BAE Systems announced today its new permanent home will be
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